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In an effort to bolster internet security, Microsoft has announced two new Hotmail features. Users will now be able to report when they receive a spam message, and Hotmail will no longer allow users to choose dangerously common passwords.

The United States Department of Defense plans to work closely with other government agencies and the private sector to ensure the security of the nation's computer systems, according to the Pentagon's recently released official cyber security strategy.

While new revelations continue to surface regarding cell phone hacking done by the British tabloid News of the World, The Hacker's Choice, a group devoted to exposing computer security threats, recently announced it discovered a critical vulnerability affecting Vodafone's United Kingdom Mobile Phone Network.

Democratic Representative Jim Langevin, co-founder of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus, was in his home state of Rhode Island on July 11 to announce the formation of the Rhode Island Cyber Disruption Team.

In the latest attack in its AntiSec campaign against government and corporate websites, hacker group Anonymous infiltrated United States defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton on "Military Meltdown Monday," July 11.

The German government recently issued a computer security warning that the iOS mobile operating system used in Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices is vulnerable to malware spread through PDF files.

A Department of Homeland Security official has acknowledged imported computer components are arriving in the United States already compromised by programs and parts designed to facilitate cyber attacks.